Individual Mate Choice in an Arranged Marriage Context: Evidence from the Standard Cross-cultural Sample

Evolutionary Psychological Science • Vol/Iss. 3(3) • Springer • • Published In • Pages: 193-200 •
By Apostolou, Menelaos

Hypothesis

Subsistence type and marriage type will affect the attitude towards women's premarital relationships; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195-6)."

Note

Results found that premarital relationships were expected or tolerated in about 44% of societies, and strongly disapproved of in about 27% of societies. In 23% of arranged marriage societies, premarital relationships were expected or tolerated, and strongly disapproved of in about 47%. "There was only one significant odds ratio which indicated that arranged marriage societies, as opposed to the rest of the societies, were 12.1 times more likely to classify as 'Strongly disapproved or disallowed' than as 'Tolerated or mildly disapproved' (p.197)."

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multinomial logistic regressionPartialSubsistence Type not significant, Marriage Type p < 0.001UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Arranged MarriageControlArranging A Marriage
Marriage TypeIndependentArranging A Marriage, Mode Of Marriage, Regulation Of Marriage
Subsistence TypeIndependentAgriculture, Animal Husbandry, Production And Supply
Tolerance of premarital relationshipsDependentGeneral Sex Restrictions, Premarital Sex Relations

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the frequency of premarital relations; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195).
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the frequency of men's premarital relations; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the prevalence of extramarital relationships for married men and women; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.197)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the double standard with regard to premarital sex; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the double standard with regard to extramarital sex; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195)."